# Steven Johnson

Steven Johnson is a remote worker on Himalayas, Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Atlas Opportunity Partners, based in United States.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@stevenjohnson1

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I build economic opportunity through strategic partnerships, financial strategy, and community-focused business growth.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Open to opportunities |
| Location | United States |
| Authorized to work in | United States |
| Job categories | Economic Development Executive, Strategic Partnerships Executive, Organizational Leadership |
| Skills | economic development, Community Development, Strategic Partnerships Development, Executive Advisory, Management Consulting, Financial Strategy, Financial Analysis, Financial Storytelling, Financial Modeling, Cash Flow Forecasting, Brand Strategy, Brand Positioning, Business Development, Contract Structuring, Deal Structuring, Organizational Growth, Program Development, Event Production, Public Speaking, Thought Leadership, Board Governance, Grant Compliance, Donor Stewardship, Program reporting, AI Tools, Technology Integration, Claude APIs, Claude Code, Model Context Protocol, Sub Agents, Project Management, Boxing Coaching, Strength And Conditioning |

## What I'm looking for

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I'm seeking a senior role in economic development, strategic partnerships, or organizational leadership where I can build cross-sector relationships, shape financial strategy, and create measurable community and organizational impact.
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## About

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I lead Atlas Opportunity Partners, advising nonprofit and business leaders on financial strategy, partnership structuring, growth planning, and stakeholder-ready financial narratives. My work includes a multi-month engagement advising a major Delaware nonprofit after reviewing five years of audited financial statements.

Previously, I led statewide financial empowerment at United Way of Delaware, helping develop more than 60 small-business owners into six-figure revenue producers, supporting seven women-owned restaurant launches, and producing statewide entrepreneurship programming. I also build business media through The Only Business Podcast and bring commercial, brand, financial services, and community-development experience across DETV, TD Bank Wealth Management, Verizon, and AT&T.
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## Experience

### Founder & Chief Executive Officer (current)

Atlas Opportunity Partners. Apr 2026 - Present

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Founded a management consulting and holding company advising nonprofit and business leaders on financial strategy, partnership structuring, and organizational growth. Secured and leads a multi-month consulting engagement with a major Delaware nonprofit.
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Skills: Financial-Strategy, Partnership-Structuring, Consulting, Financial-Modeling, Contract-Negotiation, Board-Reporting

### Co-Owner (current)

TJ's Boxing Academy. Jan 2024 - Present

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Co-owns and helps operate a boxing and fitness gym serving youth and adult athletes, overseeing coaching programs, community outreach, and business operations.
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Skills: Business-Operations, Coaching, Community-Outreach

### Broadcast Content Producer & Host (current)

The Only Business Podcast. Jan 2022 - Present

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Built and scaled an independent business media brand reaching listeners in over one hundred countries. Conducts in-depth interviews with entrepreneurs, investors, legislators, and financial thought leaders.
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Skills: Content-Development, Editorial-Planning, Interviewing, Networking, Brand-Building

### Vice President, Business Development & Brand Strategy

DETV. Aug 2025 - Apr 2026

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Served as chief commercial and brand strategist for a regional media platform, overseeing brand positioning across television and digital programming during a period of organizational transition.
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Skills: Business-Development, Brand-Strategy, Media, Financial-Analysis, Stakeholder-Communication

### Director of Financial Empowerment

United Way of Delaware. Mar 2021 - Aug 2025

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Led statewide financial empowerment programming across all three Delaware counties, managing cross-sector partnerships. Developed sixty plus small business owners to six figure revenues and supported the launch of seven women-owned restaurants.
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Skills: Financial-Empowerment, Program-Management, Partnership-Development, Grant-Compliance, Event-Production, Business-Education

### Business Development Manager

Obsidian Financial Services. Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

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Managed business development activities for a financial services firm.
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Skills: Business-Development, Financial-Services

### Financial Services Representative

[TD Bank Wealth Management Services](https://himalayas.app/companies/td). Jan 2017 - Dec 2020

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Provided financial services and wealth management support to clients.
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Skills: Financial-Services, Wealth-Management, Client-Relations

### Small Business Account Executive

[Verizon Wireless](https://himalayas.app/companies/verizon-wireless). Jan 2016 - Dec 2017

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Managed small business accounts and drove sales for Verizon Wireless.
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Skills: Sales, Account-Management, Small-Business

### Sales Manager

[AT&T Mobility](https://himalayas.app/companies/at-t). Jan 2007 - Dec 2016

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Led sales team and consistently achieved performance excellence, earning the AT&T VP Club of Excellence Award over forty times.
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Skills: Sales-Management, Leadership, Performance-Excellence

## Education

### USA Boxing

USA Boxing Certified Coach, Boxing Coaching

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Certified as a USA Boxing Coach and Strength & Conditioning Coach.
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### Project Management Institute

Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management

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Earned the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
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### Anthropic

AI Fluency, Artificial Intelligence

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Completed multiple AI fluency courses covering the AI Fluency Framework, Claude API, and related topics.
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## Tech stack

- Claude Code

To contact Steven, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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